Pathways of “Indigenous Knowledge” in Yunnan, China

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 129-153

  Sturgeon, Janet C ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Akha; China; forests; indigenous knowledge; NGOs; shifting cultivation; tea

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147196589     PISSN: 03043754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030437540703200106     Document Type: Article

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